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National Park Centre Thy

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Term

4. term

Publication year

2019

Submitted on

Pages

155

Abstract

The thesis presents the process toward a proposal for a National Park Centre in Nørre Vorupør, National Park Thy. It asks how a visitor centre can introduce the park to first-time visitors while serving as a community hub that connects nature, people, and sustainability. The approach combines a theoretical framework on sustainability, cultural heritage, tourism, and the experience economy with analyses from park scale to site: town and landscape studies, site and material observations, and local climate analysis. Based on this, the program, target groups, and functional diagram are defined through case studies and user-oriented considerations, followed by an iterative design process that develops the concept, siting within the dune landscape, daylight and indoor climate conditions, material choices, and construction. The project emphasizes a participatory focus and a low-tech vision; sustainability is assessed through life cycle assessment (LCA), life cycle costing (LCC), and energy studies, alongside considerations of ventilation and operation. The outcome is an integrated design proposal with masterplan, plans, sections, elevations, and details that aims to act as an accessible stepping stone into National Park Thy for both visitors and locals. As a student project, it reports no operational effects or measured performance.

Specialet præsenterer processen frem mod et forslag til et nationalparkcenter i Nørre Vorupør, Nationalpark Thy. Projektets overordnede spørgsmål er, hvordan et center kan formidle parken til uforberedte besøgende og samtidig fungere som et lokalt samlingspunkt, hvor natur, mennesker og bæredygtighed kobles. Tilgangen kombinerer et teoretisk rammeværk om bæredygtighed, kulturarv, turisme og oplevelsesøkonomi med analyser fra nationalpark-niveau til konkret sted: by- og landskabsstudier, sted- og materialeiagttagelser samt lokal klimaanalyse. På den baggrund etableres program, målgrupper og funktionsdiagram gennem casestudier og brugerorienterede overvejelser, hvorefter en iterativ designproces udfolder koncept, indpasning i klitlandskabet, dagslys- og indeklimaforhold, materialevalg og konstruktion. Projektet prioriterer en deltagende proces og en low-tech vision; bæredygtighed vurderes via livscyklusvurdering (LCA), livscyklusomkostninger (LCC) og energistudier, suppleret af overvejelser om ventilation og drift. Resultatet er et samlet designforslag med masterplan, planer, snit, opstalter og detaljering, der søger at skabe en tilgængelig trædesten ind i Nationalpark Thy for både besøgende og lokale. Som studieprojekt rapporteres ingen driftsmæssige effekter eller målte resultater.

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